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Ecclesiastes: Life Under the Sun

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  • Introduction

    • Ecclesiastes 1:1

    • Writer = Solomon

    • Tone = Brutally realistic

    • Vanity (37 times)

    • Under the sun (30 times)

      • Ecclesiastes 4:3-4

      • Contrast with Proverbs:

        Proverbs
        Ecclesiastes
        Living according to God’s will tends to lead to a happier, healthier life …
        … but not always!
        The rules
        The exceptions
        Proverbs 14:23
        Ecclesiastes 2:18
        Proverbs 2:10
        Ecclesiastes 1:18

        • Solomon has done the experimenting for us.

          • Ecclesiastes 1:13-14

          • Life?

            • Ecclesiastes 1:3-11

            • Life is repetitive.

            • Pleasure?

              • Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

              • It was all striving after wind!

              • Wisdom?

                • Ecclesiastes 2:12-15

                • Ecclesiastes 2:12

                • Ecclesiastes 9:13-16

                • Wisdom can only help you so much!

                • Work?

                  • Ecclesiastes 2:22-23; 5:10-16

                  • No lasting joy in pursuits under the sun.

                  • Enjoy the moments you have because eternity is coming.

                    • Ecclesiastes 11:9

                    • Two universal truths

                      • Time and chance overtake us all (Ecclesiastes 9:11)
                        • Ecclesiastes 7:15
                        • We all return to the dust (Ecclesiastes 3:19-22)

                        • And so … Ecclesiastes 2:24; 3:11-13; 5:1-2, 6-7, 18-20; 8:15; 11:8-10; 12:1, 13-14

                        • Ecclesiastes is better understood in the context of the whole Bible.

                          • We learn how wonderful it is to look beyond the sun.

                            • Matthew 6:19-20

                            • Romans 8:18

                            • Application:

                              • If you spend your life looking for lasting joy and fulfillment under the sun, you’ll be miserable.

                              • Eternity is everything!

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